Drinking fountain



Dec. 1, 1931.

l. F. DAINS DRINKING- FOUNTAIN Filed OCT.. 8, 1927 Patented Dec. A1,`41931 UNrrEfDgsTATEs *PATENT OFFICE p IRVEN FRANCIS DAiNsoFivioivivioizffrir,` fiIiLiNois, Assieivon To WESTERN sroNEWAaE COMPANY,or ivroiviliourir,` 'rLLINoIs A CORPORATION or Miiiivn imi'iviziivsFOUNTAIN' ,Appiication inea` october '8. ieaifsrerial No; 224,787.

This invention relates to improvements in drinking fountains, and more.particularly to drinking fountains ofthe type commonly used for wateringlive-stock, poultry .and

the like, but the present invention; is obviously adaptable for otherand varied uses,

as will be apparent -to one skilled in the art.V

In the past, devices of this type, wherein a container is filled andthen inyerted intona. io receiving base, have proven objectionable inthat the filled container in mostcases-could not be inverted without anundue and undesirable amount of splashing. f Moreover, these formerdevices necessitated `an objectionable amount oftime and labor toproperly adjust the samefor use.

- i This inventionisdesigned to overcomethe above noted defectsV andobjectionsin the provision of a drinking fountain which maybe filled andinverted with no resultant spilling The invention also seeks toV providea siniple device of the class, described herein, wherein the containerand receiving I base may be inverted in intimate contact with each otherand then easily and readily adjusted to operative position. j Y.

Itis also an important object of this invention to provide a device ofthe class described that is substantial, durable, and attractive inappearance. i

While some of the'moresalient features and characteristicsof a deviceembodying this invention have been above pointed out, others will becomeapparent'from the followf ing disclosures.y f

The invention 'includes these and other features of constructionandcombinations v of partshereinafterfvdescribed and shown in apreferred form in the drawings, as Vmore particularly indicated by theclaims. Y Y

On the drawings: l v Y f Figure 1 is a view in elevationV of a deviceembodying the principles ofithe present invention shown in operativeposition.

Figure 2 is a central vertical sectional viewV through the device and fshowingthe same in itsinitial and inoperative position.

Figure` 3 is a central vertical sectional-view similar to Figurev 2but'showing the device in inverted position.

Figure 4 is a central vertical'sectional view taken substantially alongthe linev IV-IV of lFigure 1 vshowing the 'device in operative position.u

F igure 5 is a1 vplan sectional view taken n substantially ure 1.

As shown on the drawings: 1 In the illustrated embodiment of thisinvention there is shown a container 1 for liquids and the like, havinga neck-like portion along the line V-V of Fig- 2 thereon vand preferablyVintegral therewith,

thereby providing an annularI shoulder 3v be tweenthe body of thecontainer and the neck` portioin .In this instance,:there is `providedon Atheshoulder 3 substantially an annular collar of spaced ear-likeprojections 4vcon- Acentric with the neck portion2'fora purpose thatwill later appear. It is to :be noted that the projections 4 havesubstantially attened outer surfaces as at 5 and sloping side walls 6which terminate in recesses 7 substantially i175 base portion of therecesses are alsosubstaii-l l of the same size as the .projections 4.VThe tially flat..

To cooperate with the container 1,a re-l ceiving receptacle or 'base 8is provided and is preferably, though not necessarily, formed with asloping annular wall 9 terminating ina neck portion 10. r'1`vhe.bottom,portion of the receiving base 8 is formed soV as to provide a'basering or portion 11 upon which the re,-` ceiving base rests,l andaninwardly projecting conicaliportion 12 adapted to extend with-v in theneck portion 2 of Athe container ,lto

provide close and intimate v'contact between these portionsras at 13. lj Y A y The 'neck portion .10' of the base 8 is provided with spacedprojections 14 which areV similar in size and shape to the projections 4on the container'l. Between. thev projections 14 are-recesses 15corresponding to recesses 7 between the projections 4. i To provide adequate access to the liquid in the receiving base 8, the wall 9 thereofisprovided with a Vplurality of apertures 16.1 ff

VThe container *and receiving base/mayA ,be made of anydesirable'material, andV it is found desirable in many instances to makethese members of earthenware, or the like. After the formation of thecontainer and receiving base, the earthenware is usually glazed on itsouter surface toenhance the appearanceofthe. objects. The projections `4and 14,' however, .and thev walls of the rel liquid 17. The receiving`base 8 is thenset overV the'neckftQ .of the'. container in vinvertedposition, the-diameterfof the` neck portion 10 being suiiiciently largeto provide a short clearance spacevbetween` the respective neck portions10 anid'; TWhen in this position, the projections 14fare'p'ositionedsoas to fit within the recesses 7in the` container, and the p'rojectinnsl4 onthe container are received` by therecesses 15in the 'neck portion 10of the-.receiving base. The: conical portion' 12 of ltheibase will.thenproject within the neck of4f the container.. toprovideasubstantiallyv water.-tiglitfit,.as-atil.` The container and basemaylbeathen `simultaneously invertedl `to the position. sh own inFigui-es 1, '3 and`4 with no resultant'spilljng ofthe liquid 17.'. Thecontainer'- 1 is "nent,y rotated until :thepro-j ec-l tions-4 ofthecontainer rest'upon theprojec'- tions 14 of thereceiving base. Thisrotation ofthe container isv accomplished Vcomparatively easily,inasmuch as the sloping walls 6- ofthe yprojectionsff-i will readilyride up and over the. sloping walls of th'e projections 14.` W'henth'efcontaineris' so elevated, the neclc 2 thereof will be spaced fromtheconical portion L121of the base, thereby permitting thel liquid 17 to"flow into and substantially' ill the -lower'portion'of the base to apointadjacent theapertures 16. Duetoy the flattened adjacent surfaces5'on the projections 4 and.V

14 these projections will not Vhave a tendency toslip fromtheir balancedposition, due to the action of gravity thereon. Of course, due tolatmospheric pressure, the liquid will not ii'ow through theapertureslf).

It will be apparent from the foregoing that Ihave provided .adrinkingffountai-n or the like which may be filledand inverted with nodanger o-f spilling theacontents thereof, andsimply .and easily adjustedinto operative position by a slight rotation of the container. It is tobe clearly understood, however, that the present invention is` not to beFur-V construed as limited to the exact details of construction shownand described herein.

It is to be further understood that the spirit of this inventioncontemplates the positioning of projections, ears, lugs and the likeatvany convenient place between the receptacle and the base or'anyrotatable element to maintain the two members in spaced relationship. A

The invention hereinabove` set forth i besides being sim-ple inoperation, may be easily and economically manufactured. l

I'am aware that many changes may be madeandnumerous details ofconstruction may be varied through a wide range without departingffrom:the princi-ples' of this: inventionand I, therefore, do not purposelimiting.- they patent' granted hereon, otherwise than necessitated .bythe prior art.

lI claiinwas my invention:

.1; In: afd'eviceozt' the character'described, a liquid container,I areceiving baseV cooperable with said container, aneek on said containerfor-initial yintimatef Contact with the vbottom of saidfb'ase,- meansuonsaid container, and meansr-onsaid -base'cooperable with said firstmentioned 'meansto .elevate said neck into spaced relationship. withsai-d bottom and retain this relationship, said meansbecoining;effectivewupon asl-ight rotationof said container. y

2. ,Ina device, of the character described, aw liquidcontainerhaving anoutlet, a. receiving b'asecooperable `with said container andrffor'initially intimately contacting said container so as to close saidoutlet, and set of Kspaced# projections `having larcuate side edgesvonea'ch `o-fsaid container and base, the projectionsof ionesetinitially seating in the spaces between the'projections of the oppositeset, whereby when said container is slightly rotated said projectionswillK elevate and maintain i said= containerf'inf spaced relationship tosaid ibase.

8.*A-.poultry fountain. comprsinga pan having an upper horizontal edgeprovided with circumferential'ly spaced notches, each notch .having oneend inclined; and an fin verted -reservoi-rhavingits. mouth eXtendininto the said pan and having intermediate its height an annularshoulderseating on the said panedge; the reservoir having circumferentiallvspaced lugs. depenoingfrom the said shoulder and respectively housed bythe said notches, lone end of-each lug and the notch end adjacentthereto being similarly inclined. f I

4. A two-part poultry fountain comprising as one member a pan4 includingin its side a raisedand perforated annular wall portion overhanging thebottom of the pan, and an inverted reservoir having its mouth disposedwithinfthepan adjacent to the bottom of the pan? and having Van' annularshoulder above the said vmouth adapted to rest on the upper edge of thesaid pan side, the said shoulder having downwardly projecting lugs andthe said upper edge of the pan side having recesses respectively enteredby the lugs when the said shoulder rests on the said top, the

lugs being adapted to rest on parts of the said upper edge of the panside between the reeesses to support the reservoir on the pan with themouth ofthe container disposed at a predetermined greater height abo-vethe pan bottom.

5. A two-part poultry fountain comprising as one member a pan includinga perforated annular portion overhanging the botto-m ofV the pan havinga tubular riser upon the inner edge of the said annular portion, and aninverted reservoir having its mouth disposed within the pan and havingan annular hori- Zontal shoulder above the said mouth and adapted toseat on the top of the tubular riser when the said mouth is disposedclose to the bottom of the pan; the said riser top havingcircumferentially'spaced notches and the reservoir having lugsprojecting downwardly from the said shoulder and respectively enteringthe said notches when the reservoir is in its aforesaid disposition; the

lugs being also adapted to seatV on parts of the saidrriser top betweenthe notches in the latter to support the reservoir with the mouth of theVlatter spaced-further from the pan bottom. Y v

6. A poultry fountainl comprising a pan having an upper horizontal edgeprovided with circumferentially spaced notches7 each notch having oneend inclined; and an inverted reservoir having its mouth extending intothe said pan and having intermediate its height an annular shoulderseating on the said pan edge; the reservoir having circumferentiallyspaced lugs depending from the said shoulder and respectively housed bythe said notches, one end of. each lug and the notch end adjacentthereto being similarly inclined circumferentially of the reservoir toafford coacting cam surfaces for causin p' rotation of the reservoirwith respect to the pan in lone direction to raise the reservoir untilthe bottoms of the lugs seat on the said upper pan edge. y

7. A poultry fountain comprising a pan having an upperV horizontal edgeprovided with circumferentially spaced notches7 each notch having oneend inclined; and an inverted reservoir having its mouth extending intothe said pan and having intermediate its height an annular shoulderseating on the said pan edge; the reservoir having circumferentiallyspaced lugs depending from the said shoulder and respectively housed bythe said notches, one end of each lug and the notch end adjacent theretobeing similarly inclined, and that portion of the reservoir immediatelybelow the said annularshoulder closely approximating Vthe bore of thesaid upper panedgefso as tov centerthereservoir on thepan;v j: vv- 8.lllipoultryfountainA comprisingv apan having anupper horizontal edgeprovided .7'0

said-notches,V one endofseachilug landV the j notch end adjacenttheretobeing'similarly inclined veircumferentiallyv rof thel reservoir4to afford coacting camsurfaces for causing rotation of the reservoirwith respect to the pan l'in one direction to raisethereservoir untiltheAbottoms ofthelugs seat-on the said upper pan edge; and with thatportion of the reservoir immediately below the said; annular shoulderclosely approximating the bore of the said upper pan edge so as tocenter thev reservoir 4on the pan.

9. A two-'part poultry fountain comprising'as one member a pan includinginits side a raised and' perforated annular wall portion overhanging thebottom of the pan', vand an inverted reservoir having its mouth disposedper edge of the said pan side, the said shoulder having'downwardlyprojecting lugs and the said upper edge of the pan side having recessesrespectively entered by the lugs when the said shoulder restsonthe lsaidtop, the lugsbeing adapted to rest on parts of the said upper edge ofthe pan side between 'the recesses to-support the yreservoir on the panwith the mouth of the container disposed at a predetermined greaterheight above the pan bottom, and the said lugs and recesses havinginclined end .walls `cooperating with a cam action for raising vthereservoir from its first Y named to its second named position when thereservoir is partially rotated upon the pan.

l0. A two-part poultry fountain comprising as one member a pan includinga perforated annular portion overhanging the bottom of the pan having atubular riserA upon the inneredge of the said annular portion, and aninverted reservoir-having its mouth disposed within the pan and havingan annular horizontal shoulder above the said mouth and adapted to seaton the top of the tubular riser when the said mouth is disposed fcloseto the bottom of the pan; the said riser latter tozsupport -thereservoir With the mouth of the latter spaced further from the: pam bot;

tom, and :a-neekjportioir on= thesaid reservoir y belowxthe saidshoulder and approximately fitting-thek bore of the tubular riser tocen-ter the reservoir on .the pan; y

1li AltWo-part poultry ountainxeomprising asone meinbera'pan includinga'V perforated :annular-portion p overhanging the `bottom o"y the panhaving a tubular riser upon the inner edgeofthe said* annular portion1and .an inverted reservoir having its -mouth disposed IWithin the panand havingan annular horizontal shoulder above the said mouth andadapted to seat on the top ofthe tubular riserwhen. the said mouthis-disposed close to the bottoinzof the pan; `the said riser top havingeircuinferentially Vspaced notches and the reservoir havingv lugsprojecting downwardly 'from the said shoulder andrespectivel-jylentering `the said notches when the reservoir is in "its aforesaiddisposition; the lugs being` also adapted to seat `.on parts of the saidriser top between ther notches in the latter to support the reservoir'with the niouth of 'theflatterspacedfurther from thepan bottoxin: thernotches and the lugs engaged thereby having incl-ined ends. adjacent toone another; when the reservoir is in its first named disposition;the-adj acent inclined ends of `the lugs and notchesbeing adaptedtoengagewith: a cam action when the reservoir is rotated in onedirection, so as -to raise thereservoiriand to cause the lugs to'ridefupto'and upon portions of the 'riser top between the notches.

In testimony WhereofI have: hereunto subscribed iny name at Chicago,CoolrCounty, Illinois.

iRvn-N- FRANCISI nAiNs;V

